Tez Romero

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Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3 years experience11,797 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

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Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across a range of industries and jurisdictions. For InvestmentNews, she reports on litigation, regulatory enforcement, compliance matters, and other legal developments affecting financial advisors, RIAs, and wealth management firms.

Her work focuses on helping industry professionals understand the legal and regulatory issues shaping the wealth management landscape.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Covering litigation and regulation has shown me how quickly the wealth management industry can change. Court cases and regulatory actions often reveal the pressures, expectations, and emerging issues shaping the profession, and I enjoy helping readers make sense of those developments.”

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Featured content from Mary

Investors sue Oracle, allege executives dumped $1.87B amid AI hype SEC accuses 777 Partners of deceiving investors in $237 million scheme Investors sue Babcock & Wilcox over allegedly inflated $2.4B AI deal

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

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Ex-adviser associate settles SEC insider trading case, pays $143,000
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 21, 2026
Ex-adviser associate settles SEC insider trading case, pays $143,000

He allegedly traded biotech deals in a relative's account. Now he is paying up and out of the industry for two years.

Shareholder sues Hercules Capital board over alleged inflated NAV, hidden software risk
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 20, 2026
Shareholder sues Hercules Capital board over alleged inflated NAV, hidden software risk

Shareholder claims Hercules Capital dressed up its NAV while quietly loading up on software debt

SEC sues crypto founder, alleging $16M token fraud built on phantom insurance
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 20, 2026
SEC sues crypto founder, alleging $16M token fraud built on phantom insurance

The agency says a $16M crypto raise leaned on insurance that never existed — and a "trust fund" that wasn't

UK investor accuses Crédit Agricole of forcing 'no-margin-call' Tesla liquidation
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 20, 2026
UK investor accuses Crédit Agricole of forcing 'no-margin-call' Tesla liquidation

The private bank promised a "no-margin-call" Tesla hedge. A new lawsuit claims it delivered the opposite

Class action accuses EB-5 fund operator of unlawful broker-dealer activity
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 17, 2026
Class action accuses EB-5 fund operator of unlawful broker-dealer activity

When the schools collapsed, investors lost both their capital and immigration hopes

SEC charges day trader with running $43 million Ponzi-like scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 17, 2026
SEC charges day trader with running $43 million Ponzi-like scheme

He promised up to 40% returns. The SEC says he never had a single profitable year.

Trader sues Schwab, TD Ameritrade for allegedly fabricating, erasing trades
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 17, 2026
Trader sues Schwab, TD Ameritrade for allegedly fabricating, erasing trades

Three trades appeared, then vanished without a trace. Now comes a $40M lawsuit

Class action accuses Principal of self-dealing in target date retirement funds
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2026
Class action accuses Principal of self-dealing in target date retirement funds

Fees allegedly double the industry norm — and the performance numbers don't help either

Investors sue Babcock & Wilcox over allegedly inflated $2.4B AI deal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2026
Investors sue Babcock & Wilcox over allegedly inflated $2.4B AI deal

A $2.4B contract sent the stock soaring 198%. Then a short seller dug deeper.

Lawsuit accuses SEC, ex-chair Clayton of denying whistleblower award
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2026
Lawsuit accuses SEC, ex-chair Clayton of denying whistleblower award

Two SEC staff declarations tell conflicting stories about a tip tied to Goldman Sachs